One fear I’ve had that you briefly touched on > if I over regulate screen time, am I holding my kids back from new skills that will be necessary to succeed. For example, if the first time my child sees an iPad is 1st grade, won’t they be behind many of their peers? I remember my little sister wizzing around an iPad (faster than I could) when she was only 3yrs old. Again, a question of privilege since not all homes have access to these devices, but sadly a potential reality in an increasingly digital world.

Such a vast topic, I think worth mentioning that screen time can’t substitute time developing brain/hand connections. Adults are missing this too when they leave behind handwriting for computer writing.

An interesting take on this: https://www.sensorimotorarttherapy.com/blog/2020/7/29/the-sensorimotor-hands-brain-connection
and
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-study-suggests-handwriting-engages-the-brain-more-than-typing-1.5132542

I don’t know the latest neurological data, but, developmentally, there seems to be much lost when pressing keys vs penning words.